ATI LPN Paediatrics nursing exam 5
ATI LPN Paediatrics nursing exam 5 ( 36 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a child who has absence seizures. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (select all that apply.)
Dropping held object: Loss of motor activity during absence seizures may result in dropping objects.
Loss of consciousness: Absence seizures involve brief, sudden loss of consciousness without convulsions.
Falling to the floor: This is associated with atonic or tonic-clonic seizures, not absence seizures.
Appearance of daydreaming: A hallmark of absence seizures is the "staring spell" or daydream-like appearance.
A. Dropping held object: Loss of motor activity during absence seizures may result in dropping objects.
B. Loss of consciousness: Absence seizures involve brief, sudden loss of consciousness without convulsions.
C. Falling to the floor: This is associated with atonic or tonic-clonic seizures, not absence seizures.
D. Appearance of daydreaming: A hallmark of absence seizures is the "staring spell" or daydream-like appearance.